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Ukrainian forces pile pressure on Russian-held Kherson

Ukrainian forces have continued to pile the pressure on Russian positions in occupied Kherson, targeting resupply routes across the Dnieper river as Kyiv inches closer to a full-scale assault to retake the strategic southern port city

The Independent UK

Russia says Ukraine killed four people evacuating Kherson

Russia said on Friday that Ukrainian forces had killed at least four people and wounded 13 more in a missile attack on civilians evacuating from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: UK sanctions Iran over drones used in Russian attacks in Ukraine; Kyiv restricts power use – as it happened

UK implements new sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with drones; Ukrainians prepare for hours-long power outages.

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Russian commander: Civilians to be moved from "tense" occupied Kherson as Ukraine advances

The situation is "very difficult," the newly appointed commander of Russia's invading forces said.

Axios

Ukraine: Russia hits power site by Kyiv, guards seized land

A missile strike has seriously damaged a key energy facility in Ukraine’s capital region, The governor of the Kyiv region said Saturday’s strike didn’t kill or wound anyone

The Independent UK

Pro-Russia Ukraine official scorns Putin’s military leaders

Russian-installed official in Ukraine decries Moscow’s top generals, defence minister after major territorial setbacks.

Al Jazeera

Putin's defence minister should consider suicide, Russian-installed official says

A Russian-installed official in Ukraine on Thursday suggested President Vladimir Putin's defence minister should consider killing himself due to the shame of the defeats in the Ukraine war, an astonishing public insult to Russia's top brass.

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Attempts to play down retreats in Ukraine no longer wash inside Russia

War’s supporters turn up criticism of Kremlin and military leaders as failures spill on to TV screens at home

The Guardian - UK

Putin appears to admit severe Russian losses in Ukraine

Ukrainian army making ‘fast and powerful progress’ in south, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy

The Guardian - UK

Russian forces under pressure in south Ukraine

Kryvyi Rig (Ukraine) (AFP) - A Kremlin-installed official in Ukraine's southern region of Kherson urged residents to remain calm Tuesday as reports surfaced that Kyiv's forces were making sweeping gains into Russian-controlled territory.

AFP

Russia no longer has full control of any of four ‘annexed’ Ukrainian provinces

Kyiv’s troops advanced in southern Kherson province and made additional gains in east

The Guardian - UK

‘Why bother voting?’: apathy in Ukraine amid so-called referendums

Hastily arranged polls in Russia-controlled regions have seen little campaigning, but there are increased reports of door-to-door searches and repression

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine bombards government building in Kherson, Russian-installed officials say

Russian-backed separatists in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson said Ukrainian forces had bombarded government buildings on Friday, killing at least one person and wounding others.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: EU says supply of weapons to Ukraine ‘absolutely vital’; missile strikes Zelenskiy’s home town – as it happened

Ursula von der Leyen tells EU member states it is the responsibility of all of them to ensure Ukraine can defend itself

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Reuters

Russian ruling party leader says occupied Ukrainian regions should vote on Nov. 4 on joining Russia

The leader of Russia's governing party said on Wednesday that people in occupied regions of Ukraine should vote on Nov. 4 on whether they wanted to become part of Russia.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: a dangerous time to be a Russian-installed official in occupied territory

Moscow has long used proxy leaders to provide a facade of independent legitimacy for territory it controls and it did so after occupying territory in the east of Ukraine in 2014.

AFP

Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid as Zelensky warns of 'disaster'

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - The last working reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid after shelling caused a fire, with the UN's atomic watchdog due to brief the Security Council about the crisis on Tuesday.

AFP

Moscow 'pauses' annexation vote in Ukraine amid fightback

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow-installed authorities in an occupied Ukrainian region on Monday suggested plans for a referendum on joining Russia had been delayed.

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Al Jazeera

Moscow-held Kherson region ‘pauses’ referendum to join Russia

The vote expected in September delayed due to ‘security reasons’, the Russia-appointed administration in Kherson says.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine offensive prompts Kherson occupiers to ‘pause’ poll on joining Russia

Russian state news agency says referendum plans on hold as Ukrainian attacks on key bridge over Dnieper River put pressure on troops

The Independent UK

Fate of Ukrainian lands held by Russia still seems unclear

As the war in Ukraine nears its six-month mark, Russia faces multiple problems in the territory it has taken over

ABC News

Ukraine's 'ticking clock' to reclaim the city of Kherson before Russia can annex it

The battle for Kherson looms as a pivotal moment for both Ukraine and Russia, experts say, and Ukraine retaking the city would be a huge blow to Russia and an embarrassing setback for President Vladimir Putin.

Crikey

Ukraine steps up drive to retake south

Ukraine is intensifying efforts to liberate the country’s occupied south, while saying Russia appears to be staging a strategic shift from attack to defence.

Bangkok Post

Fighting rages as grain, energy pressures build: Ukraine update

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian artillery on Wednesday struck a key bridge in Moscow-controlled territory in south Ukraine, damaging an important supply route as Kyiv's forces look to wrest back the Kherson region.

AFP

Ukraine strikes key bridge in Russian-held Kherson

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian artillery on Wednesday struck a key bridge in Moscow-controlled territory in south Ukraine, damaging an important supply route as Kyiv's forces look to wrest back the Kherson region.

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